The Osceola times., 1887-10-15
AekANsAs STATE NEwS.

Little River County, by a planter named
Jones, whose daughter Ira Jeifries had
.nticsd away from her home in Sevlsr
County and married.
A colored man namsd John Ingram,
while under the infiusnce Of whisky. rolled
Of ths'bfck porch OF a Littlo Rocls saloon
few nights ago and broke his neck. This
saloon is located in the inids. Of a great
mauy negro cabins, but, the, death, Of ths
unfortunasa man So uofksd- : IN their
nerves that not a man could be found to
watch the corpse until morning.
The, taiiors'F Ft riko at aIdttieyRock shows
no esidsice OF weakening. Members of
\ tbe Tailors,- lxehsa y. Claim that tan or
hftesn OF the men have returned 10 work,
which is deRied by tho msnhers of the
union. The cause OF the strike Is ON ac-
tcoupedf ciassficaf N arg wages, and the
.VIrpbristers din -thS u ara paying all tina.
their business affords. They also claim
that IL Is NO tn socs-out, and the men quit
Work without & wing them any notice. 4s,
The report from the Pulaski County
abosritaffor the nnonth ending October
is asffoEows; Nhhiber a patients in hos
pitat So,,temta., 1, III. nlmber OF patients
admitted in. hospital .daring September,
II: nufnber Of BIRTHS duriiig September,
! a. oNo ~ - tAkai - ~ Nfhbss VI IiNAohts
discharged during September. IA; MUM.
Ter of patients in hospital October, /, 30;
total 81. 60
man named Smith found 81 900 in gold
hidden in an old chimney. near Newport,
and tried TO appropriate it, but got locked
up.
The fact that good corn crop has been
made in PULASKI County is demonstrated
by the fact that corn is selling in the ear
| at lower rates than for years. '.e
Judge b. d. Turner, for number oi
,ears Supreme Court reporter of Little
Rock, died in that city a few nights ago.
He was well known throughout the State
as a lawyer OF much probity, aad his de.
mise will be greatly regretted.
The examining trial of Il. G.. SHERRY
and George Harrison, for burning the
post office at Weimer, was held in the
! United States COMMISSIONER Court at
Little Rock last week, and both were held
| to await the action of the Federal Grand
Jury in the sum Of s., 90 each.
/ NDink Sneed. who killed Jacob Rhodes in
| Grant County, in 1874, was captured
few days ago In Lafayette County, Miss.
and was returned 10 the jul at Little
Rock. Sneed says he has seen an officer
behind every bush or fence he passed sinos
the deed was committed. ..a
+ Governor Hughes has offered reward
of 500 for the arrest and conviction OF
the parties who robbed the Yell County
treasurer's safe at Danvlle, January .,
1887. A party in Texas offered to furnish
evidence to convict the robbers for $500
It is thought the robbers have been
located fund will soon be in the sharitY's
custody. 49,
Edward Kitterwell, who was convicted
OF selling whisky without license in W ood.
ruff County and fined 81 400 in August,
1856, and who has been paying his fine by
service on the county farm, has been par
doued by the Governor. The 1nos were
RENTED, but ne costs
The Governor has RENTED a fine of S20t
assessed ag ainst a lad named J. +. Parker,
Of Carrollton, Carroll County, convicted
Of destroying an insulator on the tele-
phone line Of the Eureka Springs & Har
rson Company. From the facts in the
ease, and from petition humerously
signed, together with the jury that tried
the case, and several county officers, and
in consideration of the youth Of Parker
the good character Of his aged father,
who is q minister, the Governor remitted
the fine, but not the costs Of the trial.
Cotton is being marketed at lively
rate, yet many farmers are "holdng back"
This is very good time to hold back"
as the prices can't go much lower and
there is a probability OF a rise.
The assessors books CT Clay County
show 2,09I persons liable to taxation, with
total valuation of personal property
Sl56,627, with an increase of s59,037 over
1856.
A 4 n 4
en- the roadside, Between the villages of
Honduras and Calhoun in Columbia Coun
ty, recently. Appoplsxy was the cause OF
his death.
At n recent meeting Of the Clay Count,
Wheel, . prohibition plank was made a
Z part of the platform by vote Of eleven to
three
Joe Balentine, deputy city marshal Of
Alma, has been found guilty OF man.
slaughter and sent 10 the penitentiary for
two years. H
Several legal lights of Little Rock, who's,
assessments were raised by the Board OF
Equal zation, wiil contest the constitu
tionality of that board.
Governor Hughes has appointed the fol
lowing delegates TO represent Arkansa,
at the Western Waterways convention,
which meets in Memphis, October 20, viz. .
Major John d. Adams, delegate from the
State-at-large; ior John j. Horner,
Helena; General ID. H. Reynolds, Lake
Village; Jamef Murphy, Arkansas City;
Hon. W. +. Slemmons, Nonticello Robert
Craig, Majo Jas. II. Robinson, Lake Viii
iage; DIR. c. Al. Taylor, South Bend Major
J. I. w. Tillar. Tiilar station; James A.
Gibson, De WITT Colonel J. p. Eagle,
Lonoke; NJ. L. Bell. j. NJ. Hudson, W. +.
Grace, Pine Bluff; Parker c. Even,
Clarendon: Major Sam l.. Block WIN. Al.
Mays, Sam X. foynter, Indian Bay; Cap
.ain John w. Hesse, Lotour; Hon. n. J.
| Crittendon, DR.. NcGavock, Mr.. Barton,
Marion; DR.. Geo. b. Peters, B. d. McCul-
iough, Colonel j. NJ. Hewitt, Mariana;
Colonel Allen Polk, DE-. II. N. Grant,
Hon. p. q. Thveatt, Hclena; Mr.. Edring.
ton. Memphir; Major William Ii.
Govan, Duncan; Hon. Fred Kramer,
Geo. II. Sanders, l.. G.. Balch, J. +.
Williams, and Captain j. K. Miller, Little
Rock; Hon. John Il. Driver, Osceola;
Hons. John Parhem, l.. r. Featherstone,
ST. Francis County, Messrs. Norton, J,
w. Wynne, Geo. TAYLOR and Colonel Van
q. Iyard, Forrest City: John W. Killougb,
!. W. Levesque, Nanndale; 4. r. Brown,
VIM. i. Cate, Jonesboro; Ben h. Crowley,
lion. l.. l.. Mack, Gainesville. These ap.
continents complete the list with the ex-
seption of few more delegates from
Mississippi County. -
Cotton picking progresses favorably.
The Governor has COMMITTED the death
sentence OF Andrew Fry 20 twenty-one
years in the penitentiary at hard labor.
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